I was so excited to get my first job in high school. A lot of the people I went to school with had jobs long before me. Finally getting one made me feel like I was part of a special club. Like many people who get their very first pay check I was bummed to … Continue reading Why Comparison Will Steal Your Happiness
One Trick To Help You Overcome Your Fear of The Unknown
I had the privilege to guest post last week on No Sidebar about how to overcome the fear of the unknown. Here's a clip: For several years my wife and I tried to have kids. When we couldn’t conceive after the first few years we went to several doctors to see what the problem was. … Continue reading One Trick To Help You Overcome Your Fear of The Unknown
When In Doubt, Use Less
A few weeks ago I was at Best Buy looking for a cord to hook my computer up to a TV screen at work for an upcoming presentation. The cord that we had didn't work with my laptop, so I went to buy an adaptor that would connect my computer to the cord that we already … Continue reading When In Doubt, Use Less
How Small Habits Can Change Your Life
There's a statue of Winston Churchill just outside the chamber to the House of Common's. For years MPs (Members of Parliament) used to rub one of the statue's feet before a big speech or vote for luck. This small act, repeated over and over again by hundreds of MPs over the years, caused the dull bronze … Continue reading How Small Habits Can Change Your Life
What to Remember When You Have a Setback
My in-laws are big into baseball. Born and raised in Northern California, their team has always been the San Francisco Giants. A few weeks ago we were visiting my wife's parents when I came across a memento in their guest room. It's something I've undoubtedly walked by dozens of times, but this time it caught … Continue reading What to Remember When You Have a Setback
The Things That Will Make Your Life Meaningful Aren’t Things
One of my all-time favorite books is A Million Miles in A Thousand Years by Donald Miller. It's about how to live a better story. One of the things he talks about is how the pursuit of stuff can hijack our story. Miller says it this way: Nobody cries at the end of a movie … Continue reading The Things That Will Make Your Life Meaningful Aren’t Things
Jeff McClung 